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For the last few years, I have been enrolled in the Digital Design & Fabrication (DDF) Graduate program at SUNY New Paltz. This site serves as an archive of my work in the program (and some other stuff I’ve worked on) and, more importantly, a living diary of my thesis project:

Countermeasures

Countermeasures aims to address the societal ills brought on by technology in the 21st century using physical objects. I’ll be chronicling my ideas, struggles, triumphs, techniques and whatever else comes into my mind on the pages of this website.

Thank you for coming along for the ride!

More updates

  • FaceTook: Part 2

    Problem: ML Kit face capture works! However, displaying a static photo of a face on the external screen would be boring. Identity and agency are central to the message of Veil, so doing something more to the face than simply…

  • FaceTook: Part 1

    FaceTook: Part 1

    Image: Screenshot of Veil stereoscopic view with realtime facial recognition! Problem: The opportunity to make commentary art out of the vast surveillance apparatus that engulfs us is enormous. The Veil project starts with a cornerstone of the modern surveillance stack…

  • Mixed-Up reality

    Mixed-Up reality

    Problem: Wearer of the veil will have their face obscured by an outward facing screenSolution: Provide an MR-enabled immersive view on a high-refresh/hi-resolution screen Approach: Hi-res/hi-refresh screens are very expensive and may require specialized compute to run at peak performance.…